Chapter 398 Guanzhong and Pingyang (Additional update for the alliance Zhang Taiwan)
In the early morning mist, there was a louder and louder cry of killing.
Thousands of soldiers stood in an open field, lined up neatly, and charged amidst the passionate drumbeats.
After the charge, the officers carrying flags began to beat and scold them on a daily basis.
The recruits were trained like gray grandsons, with their heads almost lowered to their crotches.
The whole process lasted about half an hour.
After the beating, scolding, and rest, the troops continued to line up. More than 300 Shaw soldiers mounted war horses and began the second round of training from far to near.
This is to familiarize the new recruits with the cavalry.
The more familiar and understanding it is, the less likely it is to be afraid and the less likely it is to scare yourself.
Wei Fu and Liang Chen walked around with Shao Xun beside the array, chatting and laughing from time to time.
"After King Yong of Hejian, the soldiers in Guanzhong became worse and worse day by day. Now, they completely rely on the wealthy tribes and the Qiang, Di and Hu people." Liang Chen's eyes turned around on the soldiers of the right battalion of the Silver Spear Army and said: "Ming Gong's soldiers will be ready after another year or two of training."
"How does it compare to the Huns?" Shao Xun asked.
"It will be difficult to face the Xiongnu cavalry." Liang Chen said truthfully: "I heard that Duke Ming also has a left camp with silver spears, which stretches across the north and south. We may be able to defeat them in battle."
"If I raise my silver spear and march to the north with my righteous followers, can I possibly attack and destroy the Huns?"
"No." Wei Fu and Liang Chen said almost in unison, with even a bit of worry on their faces. , they were really afraid that Shao Xun would get hot-headed and think that they could attack the Huns with only 10,000 to 20,000 silver spear troops and a few thousand cavalry.
"Haha." Shao Xun was very satisfied. These two people asked for him and even relied on him, but they did not follow his words. Their character was still okay.
If we want to conquer the Huns in the north, judging from the current situation, it will definitely lead to a full-scale decisive battle.
It is impossible to say that you only attack one place, and others are watching the show in other places, allowing you to weaken them little by little.
If we want to fight, it must be at least a four-way northern expedition.
Attack Hongnong all the way to remove the flank threat.
Attack Hanoi all the way and enter Shangdang.
To attack Hebei all the way, even if we don't fight Shi Le and Shi Chao, we still have to allocate manpower in this direction.
Finally, we still need to monitor Qingzhou all the way.
Even if someone in the directions of Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Xuzhou causes trouble and delays, you will have to separate three groups of troops.
Coming out in four directions is too much for him now.
Furthermore, he now needs to train generals.
In this aspect, generals need to have two qualities: first, being a member of the team and being loyal, which is the most important; second, having qualified abilities.
In the past, he was too hands-on and worried about losing all his capital, and he was worried about letting his subordinates take charge alone.
Now, the power has reached a new level, and we can no longer follow the old practices of small farmers.
Jin Zheng and Wang Que'er have to let go when it's time to let go. The teacher has been protecting them, and the students will not get enough opportunities to grow.
After the spring plowing, Wang Queer has led the Zuoying of the Silver Spear Army to Gaoping, letting him take charge of one direction alone and cultivate overall capabilities.
Li Chong then went to Puyang and continued to command the Dahe defense line.
The south is empty.
At this time, if Sima Rui steals his own ass, the trouble will still be relatively big - this is one of the main reasons why Shao Xun has always insisted on protecting the court.
With the imperial court gone, Sima Rui's last restraint of righteousness is gone, and he can move freely.
With the imperial court present and Sima Rui sending a fleet of boats north from Shouchun, the possibility of attacking Chen County will be much smaller.
"When you go to Nanyang, you can discuss everything with Le Hongxu." Shao Xun said: "Expand your troops according to your ability. Governor Liang will not do anything to you. After all, the court is still there. "
"When does Ming Gong think the war in Guanzhong will end?" Wei Fu asked.
"It's hard to say." Shao Xun said: "This fact depends on the Xiongnu, and it depends on how much capital Liu Cong is willing to invest."
Wei Fu and Liang Chen nodded, This is their view too.
To be honest, the Xiongnu's first attack on Guanzhong went too smoothly and was a bit of a trick.
Who would have thought that Zhao Ran would fall out with the King of Nanyang just because Feng Yi was the governor?
After Zhao Ran surrendered, he helped the Huns disintegrate the army stationed in Tongguan. As a result, the two armies sent by King Nanyang were completely destroyed.
Chang'an was very short of food - after two consecutive years of disasters, there was no shortage of food in the entire north - unable to recruit new soldiers, it was so empty that the Huns suddenly succeeded.
Now that Fufeng, Anding and other places are raising troops, it is purely because the Huns did not fight cleanly in the first battle. If it can be suppressed this time, Guanzhong will be truly stable.
"Where is the Nanyang Princess?" Shao Xun asked again: "The Nanyang Kingdom cannot be without her, otherwise the name will not be justified."
Liang Chen stopped silently.
Wei Fu followed Shao Xun and continued to walk forward for seven or eight steps before whispering: "The concubine and the princess are in Liuhuayuan."
Shao Xun suddenly Turn around and look at Wei Fu.
Wei Fu lowered his head and said no more.
Damn it, how come the things I did “secretly” were always revealed in the end?
You retainers, all of you are smarter than monkeys when you put on your hair. Were you just pretending to be stupid before?
Hearing the news about the "Prince's Daughter", Shao Xun's heart palpitated.
He wanted to hug the child and let the daughter see her father.
This daughter, now without a name or status, is really wronged. When Shao Xun thought of this, he felt a little irritated. How could he deceive his wife and secretly see his mistress's child? Online help, urgent.
"I will find an opportunity to pay a visit to the concubine." Shao Xun said: "Over there in Guanzhong, if you have better information than me, pay attention to inquire. If there is anything, report it immediately. "
"Okay." Wei Fu agreed without hesitation.
As the remaining forces of King Nanyang, if they want to survive in this troubled world, they can only rely on the stronger party and gain their support.
Chen Gong is now the only person willing to support these lonely ghosts, so they can only listen to him.
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The capital of Liu Han is Pingyang. There is a palace in the city, called "Pingyang Palace", which is the center of power of Liu Han, the most powerful force in the north.
Since the New Year, Pingyang Palace has issued decrees one after another, making some adjustments to the positions in the imperial court.
Of course, these are all trivial matters, and the most controversial thing is the "peach news".
Liu Cong took Sikong Wangyu and Shangshuling Ren Yinu as left and right Zhaoyi.
Take Wang Zhang, the general of the Chinese army, Fan Long (formerly Dahonglu), the supervisor of Zhongshu, and Ma Jingnu, the left servant of Shangshu, as his wives, and Zhu Ji (formerly the supervisor of Zhongshu), the daughter of Shangshu's right servant. As noble concubines, they all have gold seals and purple ribbons.
The two daughters of Taibao Liu Yin are the left and right concubines, and they are located on Zhaoyi.
Liu Yin's four granddaughters were also regarded as nobles, ranking as noble concubines.
As a result, six women from two generations of the Liu family doted on the harem, so much so that Liu Cong rarely went out during this period, and the eunuchs would report anything that happened to the ministers.
He wants to focus more on women.
Of course, Liu Cong is not a fool after all, and he has fun playing with women, but he still manages political affairs.
In the first month, General Jin Chong of Zhenbei and General Bu Jue of Pingbei led their troops to attack Jinyang, and Liu Cong agreed.
In fact, the scale of the troops sent was not large, but Liu Kun had fewer troops, and Jinyang was directly surrounded. But the matter is not over yet. The outcome of the Jinyang Battle depends entirely on whether Tuoba Xianbei will end up in the end.
"Chang'an! It's Chang'an again!" After reading the memorial, Liu Cong felt unhappy and even disliked the beauties surrounding him.
"Your Majesty is feeling upset, so why not go out of the palace to see if the Huiguang and Wenming Halls have been completed, so that you can relax." The noble lady Liu came over and advised.
"Just mention something that is disappointing!" Liu Cong pushed Liu away and said angrily.
Ms. Liu was not prepared for the emperor's behavior. Before, she had doted on her and her two aunts, but now her expression suddenly changed and she shed a few tears.
"Cry! You know how to cry!" Liu Cong scolded: "If you cry again, I will give you to Shao Xun as a gift. There is a new person in my palace."
Liu stopped immediately. Stopped crying.
Liu Cong snorted coldly and secretly said that his cousin Zhang Shi's two daughters Huiguang and Liguang were good, and they would be included in the palace as nobles in a while - the Queen Mother happened to have this intention.
However, he suddenly thought that Shao Xun had invited Princess Lu of Fanyang and Princess Le of Chengdu into the palace, but they were more playful than him, and he suddenly felt a little melancholy.
Zuo Guifei Liu Ying quietly walked over and signaled her niece Xiao Guiren to leave quickly. Then she picked up the memorial on the ground. After reading it roughly, she sat next to Liu Cong and advised: "Your Majesty, Guanzhong Xin "Yes, the people's hearts are not attached. The king of Zhongshan has few soldiers, and he is afraid that he will not be able to defeat the people of Jia and Liang. He should use his troops to guard the country."
Liu Cong was silent for a while, and then said: "You have something to say." I don’t know. If there are others, I have already strengthened my troops, but Yongming..."
Liu Ying also advised: "The King of Zhongshan is loyal to His Majesty, why doubt it?"
Liu Cong sighed? , said: "The imperial court is sending troops to Jinyang. In February and March, the farming work is urgent. It is not appropriate to send out large-scale attacks on various tribes. Let's wait until the pasture turns green in March and April."
Liu Ying looked at Liu Cong. , knowing that he had made up his mind, she was smart and stopped trying to persuade him.
The imperial court's use of troops in Jinyang was really due to an accident.
Xing Yan, the Yamen general of Jinyang, presented Liu Kun with a jade stone in order to improve himself. Liu Kun turned around and gave the gift to his sworn brother Tuoba Yilu's son Tuoba Liuxiu.
The Sixth Cultivator came to Xing Yan again and said that you must still have this thing in your hand. He asked for it in every possible way, but couldn't get it, so he arrested Xing Yan's wife.
Xing Yan was furious and sent troops to sneak attack the Sixth Cultivator, but the Sixth Cultivator was defeated.
Xingyan then surrendered Xinxing County to the Han Dynasty.
The two counties of Xingxing and Yanmen were the trophies obtained by Liu Kun last year at the risk of offending Wang Jun and asking Tuoba Yilu to serve as the Duke. Now that Xingxing is gone, Yanmen cannot keep it either.
When the Huns saw this good thing, they sent troops to surround Jinyang.
Liu Kun can not only borrow troops from Xianbei, but also recruit miscellaneous barbarians from Daibei. However, he is "good at attracting people, but bad at caring for the emperor. Although thousands of people return in one day, And those who leave also come one after another.”
To put it simply, he is famous and can attract people. But after he arrived and spent some time together, he realized that Liu Kun was really not that good, so he ran away again.
To put it bluntly, his ability to rule and care is very poor, and his emotional intelligence and political intelligence are not high.
Recently, he felt that the people of Jinyang were outnumbered and weak, so he sent people to sneak back to his hometown, Zhongshan, and recruit men in Zhongshan and several counties in Youzhou. Wang Jun was furious, started friction again, and started fighting.
This is the background of the Xiongnu siege of Jinyang.
Liu Cong thought that Tuoba Xianbei was entangled by Wang Jun and was fighting endlessly, and might not have enough energy to support Liu Kun, so he planned to capture him in one fell swoop.
However, I was persuaded by Liu Ying just now and felt that I was indeed too wary of Liu Yao. Moreover, after suffering a setback in Henan last year, the civil and military forces of North Korea and China felt that they should launch their efforts north of the river and focus on attacking Guanzhong and Hebei. They could no longer disperse their forces. .
Liu Cong was convinced, so he waved, took sisters Liu Ying and Liu E into his arms, and asked their four nieces to kneel in front of him to serve him. He squinted his eyes comfortably, and after a long time, he finally said: "You two Draw up an order and send Shan Zhenxi's troops to Chang'an."
Liu Ying and Liu E responded softly.
"Bring the powder." Liu Cong said again: "All of you kneel down to me. After I finish taking the powder, I will come back and clean it up."
The decree will leave soon, full of lasciviousness. The meaty palace is sent to Tai Pavilion.
A few days later, the order to mobilize troops was issued.
The situation in Guanzhong has also reached a critical moment.
(End of this chapter)